> As long a the laser gurus have come out of the woodwork, I was wondering > what would be the best way to obtain a laser that would cut light > weight materials > such as thin wood venier or thin plastic ( approximately 1mm ). Low > cost is the operant > concept here. > > AGSC aka Gus Calabrese Hi Gus, If you've done it before, have a good scrapbox, shop carefully and are a little lucky, you can put together a laser like that for about $1000. But typically you'd need to spend about five times that amount, and it would still not be a turn-key operation. Cheers, Bob -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist